Month: April 2023

Small reductions due to Zero VAT

The Portugal News reports that after a week of VAT exemption for some food products, the price of essential goods drops again, according to … Read more

New more powerful blog search facility

JM reports that the M/S “Costa Diadema” is returning to Funchal today, after having made its inaugural stopover on the island on April 16th.… Read more

Overnight stays set new record

The Diario reports that Funchal and the Cortejo da Flor will today be the centre of attention for Madeirans and tourists who visit us at … Read more

Work on securing Anjos escarpment resumes

The headline of today’s edition of JM reveals that there is no record of so much demand for vacations from Madeirans. Not even before … Read more

Change in “Wall of Hope” explained

The weather forecast for this Sunday, the highlight of the Flower Festival, from the Portuguese Weather Institute (IPMA), points to a generally … Read more

… as popular as ever – videos

Both newspapers report on the traditional “Wall of Hope” taking place this Saturday morning, in Praça do Município, in Funchal – one of … Read more

Arcturus ignites new cases

MSN reports that Britons have been told to wear face masks again, months after ditching the coverings, as the Arcturus Covid sub-variant ignites thousands of new … Read more

Possible disruption from Sunday evening

SchengenVisaInfo reports that several airports across France have been asked to cancel flights in an effort to prevent flight disruptions air traffic controllers warned of … Read more

Serious accident in Ribeira Brava last night

The Diario reported online yesterday that the Public Security Police had recorded 64 road accidents on Madeira’s … Read more

Europe running dry in early spring

Thanks to Maurice for a link in Publico to a story that many readers may have seen on UK news channels over the last … Read more

… in Funchal bay

JM reports that the “MSC Precioza” returned this morning to the port of Funchal, for a 9-hour stopover, with 3042 passengers and 1277 crew on board. … Read more

Flower Festival begins

JM leads with a report that for about eight years Madeira has applied a tax burden lower than the national and even the European Union average. Rogério Gouveia … Read more

AL unit at The Cliff Bay

Both local newspapers report on a visit by the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque at the end of this morning to the … Read more

Coastline stains explained

The Diario reports Regional Secretariat for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change has an ongoing project that aims to collect water samples in coastal areas using … Read more

“Opening the doors to Spring”

The Flower Festival commences today, with events right through until May 21. The full program is reproduced below and is also available as a PDF … Read more

Hotel occupancy high

JM leads with the headline that air travel from Lisbon to Madeira and return to the capital next weekend costs around €600. The date coincides with the Flower … Read more

Only 120 tons collected in 1st quarter

Following on from a previous post reporting on the signing of an agreement with Sousa Group, the Diario reports that the Food Bank … Read more

MEMCO heads to Calheta and Machico

JM reports that the MEMCO project, Memories of the Sea Heritage in Community, heads to Calheta and Machico.

“Initiating the Creative Residencies in the … Read more

The Diario reports that Grupo Sousa renews its 10-year partnership with the food bank Banco Alimentar da Madeira. Since the beginning of the collaboration, 500 tons of food have been … Read more

Record number of accidents

JM headlines that the first quarter of this year was the most eventful in memory for accidents in the mountains. The Civil Protection of Madeira recorded 44 … Read more

Offence causes surprise among drivers

JM reported online yesterday that a cyclist had ‘adventured’ onto the Rapida, in the direction from Caniço towards Funchal, in the section right after Cancela.… Read more

Northern Europe market remains strong

The blog has been asked by one of its affiliates to slightly re-align the links back to their websites

They have asked if it is … Read more

Higher demand and smaller catches

In just one year, the price of black scabbardfish increased by 43.13%. Merchants at Mercado dos Lavradores acknowledge to the JM that the increase punishes the … Read more

Sector has benefitted the most over the last 49 years

On the public holiday marking the 49th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution the Diario leads with the headline “Freedom revolutionizes … Read more